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Thursday, 30 May 2019
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Hotel donates $15,000 to mosque attack survivor
30 May 2019Yama Nabi was late for prayer on March the 15th, so he arrived at the Al Noor mosque moments after a gunman killed 44 people - one of them was his father. Rees Hotel chief executive Mark Rose heard… Read more Audio
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CHCH water bottling plant fined $750 for polluting waterway
30 May 2019Chinese-owned Cloud Ocean Water has been fined $750 and served two abatement notices, after the council discovered wash water and plastic beads on land surrounding its site and and in the nearby… Read more Audio
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Were state housing tenants booted out to make way for Auckland development?
30 May 2019The Tamaki Regeneration Company took over the management of a Auckland development from Housing New Zealand in 2016. It says since then every tenant was given the option of being rehomed in the area -… Read more Video, Audio
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Strong winds ground dozens of flights in Wellington
30 May 2019Hundreds of airline passengers have had their travel disrupted by high winds at Wellington Airport this afternoon, which have forced the cancellation of dozens of flights. Wind gusts around the… Read more Video, Audio
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‘There are billion dollars of waste’ - Bridges on Budget 2019
30 May 2019Opposition leader Simon Bridges says the Wellbeing Budget is 'botched'. He told Lisa Owen he would cut the flabby spending and focus on health, education and infrastructure. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 30 May 2019
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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The people behind the smiling faces of the Budget booklet
30 May 2019Even the beaming smiles on the cover of the Budget have come under scrutiny after it emerged the pair featured on the booklet left New Zealand because they couldn't afford to live here. Kiwi model… Read more Video, Audio
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‘We are finally taking mental health seriously’ - Finance Minister
30 May 2019Is this budget really transformational? Finance Minister Grant Robertson spoke to Lisa Owen about today's Budget and its goals of addressing mental health, homelessness, addition and the prison… Read more Video, Audio
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Budget 2019: What’s included in the Wellbeing Budget?
30 May 2019The Government says its $1.9 billion dollar package for mental health and addiction services is the biggest boost by any government ever. How does the Wellbeing Budget really break down? Political… Read more Video, Audio
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
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Eggboy donates more than $100k to people affected by mosque attacks
29 May 2019The Australian teenager Will Connolly shot to fame in March when he egged the far-right Senator Fraser Anning blamed Muslim immigration for the Christchurch mosque shootings. As the teen dubbed "Egg… Read more Audio
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Mental health inquiry: ‘we need a clear plan’
29 May 2019A Christchurch family, who have seen their mum go in and out of mental health facilities, says the government needs to back up their promises around mental health reform with action. Video, Audio
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When is a hack not a hack?
29 May 2019Tech experts say National's early access to Budget documents was probably not the work of a sophisticated hacker, but an amateur computer sleuth who got lucky. But has anything actually illegal… Read more Video, Audio
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About this programme
Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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